Coca-Cola announced a partnership with Lime, the world’s leading provider of shared electric vehicles, to reward people who are committed to recycling. To celebrate the nationwide availability of Coca-Cola Sip Sized bottles made from 100% recycled plastic material (rPET), not including the bottles’ cap and label, the companies are offering more than 40,000 free bike […]
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Why Your Business Needs to be Certified as a Diverse Supplier
Supplier diversity is a crucial part of an organization’s success. It’s a way for companies to promote innovation, cultivate networking, boost hiring, and perhaps most important of all, a way for companies to experience the many benefits of diversity while taking steps to close the racial equity gap. It’s no secret the past year has seen a crucial wave of racial justice and social consciousness. Now more than ever, consumers and companies alike are prioritizing businesses that are actively addressing diversity, equity […]
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Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) to receive 2021 NNPA National Leadership Award
One day before the unprecedented insurrection at the U.S. Capitol inspired by former President Donald Trump, the United States Senate underwent a sea change. Thanks to heavy voter turnout – largely as a result of the efforts of Black women and other community organizers – Georgia residents elected Jon Ossoff and the Rev. Raphael Warnock […]
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2022 Mitsubishi Cross and Outlander on the Right Path for Mitsubishi
ANN ARBOR, MI – Mitsubishi is back. Or a more conservative view is that it is progressing nicely. We came to this college town just west of Detroit to get a look at the Outlander and the Eclipse Cross. Before we go any further, we are more than pleased to report that the automaker has […]
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Remembering 9/11: How the Terrorist Attacks Created an Annoying, Sometimes Frustrating, but Indispensable Inconvenience
WASHINGTON – Yolanda Williams, a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) supervisor at Los Angeles International Airport, said that passengers were very cooperative with the rules that took place when she first began working for the agency. She joined TSA in September 2002, a year after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks that claimed the lives of 2,977 people in New York City, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C. Fast forward 20 years, Williams said, and […]
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LaQuan Smith throws a fashion party at Empire State Building
Where the party girls at? On Thursday night, some were on top of the Empire State Building walking LaQuan Smith’s New York Fashion Week runway in slinky blue and white sequin minis, barely there one pieces and shiny body hugging pants. In his first see now, buy now show, the designer hosted about 200 guests […]
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Biden, Obama, Clinton mark 9/11 in NYC with display of unity
Three presidents and their wives stood somberly side by side at the National September 11 Memorial, sharing a moment of silence to mark the anniversary of the nation’s worst terror attack with a display of unity. Presidents Joe Biden, Barack Obama and Bill Clinton all gathered at the site where the World Trade Center towers […]
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US Capitol Police announces six disciplinary cases against officers from Jan. 6 insurrection
The United States Capitol Police (USCP) announced that disciplinary action has been recommended in six cases against officers following internal investigations into the January 6 attack on the US Capitol. Violations sustained include three cases for conduct unbecoming, one for failure to comply with directives, one for improper remarks, and one for improper dissemination of […]
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Could Texas abortion ban strategy be double-edged sword?
The unusual legal strategy used to ban most abortions in Texas is already increasingly being employed in Republican-led states to target pornography, LGBT rights and other hot-button cultural issues. While private residents filing lawsuits is a fixture of some arenas like environmental law, some warn that expanding it and applying it to new areas could […]
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Qualifier to champion: Britain’s Raducanu, 18, wins US Open
British teenager Emma Raducanu arrived in New York last month with a ranking of 150th, just one Grand Slam appearance to her name and a flight booked to head out of town after the U.S. Open’s preliminary rounds in case she failed to win her way into the main tournament. And there she was in […]
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Yates throws 4 TD passes, Georgia Tech rolls past Owls 45-17
Geoff Collins believes the resiliency demonstrated by his Georgia Tech players shows “we’re leaps and bounds from where we were.” Collins also knows a more telling test awaits next week when the Yellow Jackets visit No. 6 Clemson. Fill-in starter Jordan Yates passed for four touchdowns and Georgia Tech contained Kennesaw State’s triple-option offense to […]
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Observame’: Former Atlanta Attorney Turns to Fashion
Dreams do come true. Former Atlanta attorney Karen Fultz-Robinson is living proof that your passion can become a reality. Robinson has always been into fashion, clothing design and how it makes you feel as a woman. And according to her, as a lawyer, the clothing people wear is pivotal in how serious others take […]
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Morris Brown College to Start Restoration of Historic Fountain Hall
Morris Brown College announced it received an award from the National Park Service (NPS) Historically Black Colleges and Universities Grant Program to start the restoration of the historic Fountain Hall. The restoration also includes two stained glass windows honoring Atlanta University’s Founder Reverend E. A. Ware and his wife Jane Twichwell Ware. Built in 1882, […]
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Items from Mayor Bottoms’ Agenda introduced to City Council
During the Atlanta City Council’s two-day meeting, several topics on Mayor Bottoms’ agenda were discussed. Legislation to establish the Mayor’s Office of Violence Reduction was introduced. The creation of the office was a recommendation made by the Anti-Violence Advisory Council. The purpose is to put a focus on crime-prevention efforts in the Mayor’s office […]
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Biden to GOP critics looking to challenge new vaccine requirements in court: ‘Have at it’
President Joe Biden challenged Republicans to test his new vaccine requirements in court Friday as he stressed his administration’s commitment to keeping students safe as he visited a Washington, DC, middle school on Friday. In a visit highlighting one part of his six-pronged plan to combat the pandemic, Biden addressed criticism from Republicans, including several […]